Agurov Yakov Abramovich (1901)

Agurov Yakov Abramovich (born 1901). From 1919 to 1924, Yakov Agurov served in the Red Army, then, until 1931 worked at a factory as a hat-making foreman. From 1931 to 1940, Yakov Agurov was involved in Communist party service. From 1941 to 1946, he served in the Soviet Army as a political officer in an evacuation hospital and as a sapper platoon commander. From 1946 to 1953, Yakov Agurov worked as a senior instructor in correctional labor camps in the Saratov region. In 1954-1955, he worked at the “VEF” factory and then in a sewing workshop. He was awarded three “Order of the Red Star” medals.